William Elliott Hazelgrove

Gebundenes Buch

Greed in the Gilded Age

The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick

Beschreibung

She might be one of the greatest con artists of all time. Cassie Chadwick conned millions of dollars out of banks by claiming to be the illegitimate daughter of Andrew Carnegie. It was a simple but brilliant con that reflects the ethos and the high-flying greed of the Gilded Age.

Autor

William Hazelgrove is the National Bestselling author of ten novels and seven nonfiction titles. His books have received starred reviews in Publisher Weekly Kirkus, Booklist, Book of the Month Selections, ALA Editor's Choice Awards Junior Library Guild Selections, Literary Guild Selections, History Book Club Selections and optioned for the movies. He was the Ernest Hemingway Writer in Residence where he wrote in the attic of Ernest Hemingway's birthplace. He has written articles and reviews for USA Today, The Smithsonian Magazine, and other publications and has been featured on NPR All Things Considered. The New York Times, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, CSPAN, USA Today have all covered his books with features. His books Tobacco Sticks, The Pitcher, Real Santa, and Madam President have been optioned for screen and television rights. His book Madam President: The Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson is currently in development. He has four forthcoming books. Sally Rand American Sex Symbol, Morristown The Kidnapping of George Washington, The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick, and One Hundred and Sixty Minutes: the Race to Save the Titanic.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781538142905
• ISBN-10: 1538142902
• Artikelnr.: 59986799